PUB SET TO SHUT OVER FEAR OF COUNCIL WRATH

Battlers Peter and Jayne Fitzpatrick have become entangled in Council red tape around their community pub, in Rappville, near Casino. Just 16 months after purchasing the heritage-listed Rappville pub, the Fitzpatricks are on the verge of closing under weight of

BIG PILBARA PUB UP FOR GRABS

A large-format hotel in one of Australia’s largest mining regions has come onto the market via receivers, with re-focused opportunity. The freehold going concern of the recently refurbished Newman Hotel occupies a sprawling 2.6-hectare site in Newman – approximately 1200

DOVE & OLIVE LISTED AMID GOOD BEER PLANS FOR THE DOG

The dynamic Good Beer Company has listed its Surry Hills rocket, the Dove & Olive, ahead of “redefining” its large-format DOG. After developing the Surry Hills pub it purchased mid-2012 into one of Sydney’s most awarded and thriving food &

COLONIAL MOVES INTO ANOTHER STATE WITH PURCHASE OF THE FOX

Colonial Leisure Group (CLG) has jumped into another State, bringing Brisbane’s big-trading Fox Hotel into its premium portfolio. Continuing the expansion plans that saw it quietly acquire Keystone’s Newtown Hotel in February, CLG has bought its first Queensland pub –

HUGE COASTAL PUB GOES TO MARKET

Arguably the largest pub on the SA coast has hit the market, with an enormous trading area and price expectations exceeding $13 million. The Glenelg Pier Hotel (GPH) is located on 2,338 m² in the top trading zone of the

THE FATE OF REDCAPE PROPERTY PAWN

As rumours circle around the fate of one of Australia’s largest and most influential operators, the reality of investment capital in Aussie pubs stays the same. Redcape Hotel Group owns and operates 23 freehold going concerns, with a portfolio value

F&B BOOM TO HIKE SYDNEY PARK

The last entry-level pub in Sydney’s indomitable Newtown precinct is up for sale, as hunger for f&b hotels continues unabated. The Botany View Hotel is near the southern end of King Street, closer to St Peters station than Newtown, and

PELATHON COY ON PLANS FOR ITS NEW NEW ORANA

The acquisitive Pelathon Pub Group has swooped on a Lake Macquarie local as it eyes new candidates for its proven turn-around management. Pelathon (PPG) is a partnership between the ASX-listed BlackWall Property Funds and long-time operator Jaz Mooney. In April